1,855 ft
Distance
9 ft
Climb
-307 ft
Descent
00:09:54
Avg time
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Boney Elbows Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Observed Trials
  • Riding Area
    Alice Lake & Highlands
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #204 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Observed Trials

For those that love to ride granite the trail has a lot to offer. The trail consists of 4-5 slabs, a x/c climb and a viewpoint.

After the first slabs is a fast section of trail that is unique as it rides like a granite pump track.

Keep an eye out for two optional lines that break off from the flow of the trail on the right hand side. These are more difficult.

If you do not like granite slabs this trail is not worth riding.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Boney Elbows mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -297 ft
  • Altitude min
    695 ft
  • Altitude max
    992 ft
  • Altitude start
    992 ft
  • Altitude end
    695 ft
  • Grade
    -16.027%
  • Grade max
    -244.742%
  • Grade min
    41.147%
  • Distance climb
    46 ft
  • Distance down
    1,729 ft
  • Distance flat
    80 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:09
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Status:
on Jan 23, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4.75 (50 votes)

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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Boney Elbows Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 23, 2021 @ 10:42am
      2 days
      Jan 16, 2021 @ 12:22pm
      Jan 16, 2021
      		 reporter
      Nov 11, 2020 @ 5:22pm
      Nov 11, 2020
      		 reporter No snow on trail, rock slabs pretty dry and grippy.
      Oct 31, 2020 @ 7:12pm
      Oct 31, 2020
      		 reporter
      Oct 8, 2020 @ 4:42pm
      Oct 8, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 34 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 733 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,263 rides
      •  

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jan 17, 2021 @ 7:33pm
      Jan 17, 2021
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      Nov 11, 2020 @ 4:51pm
      Nov 11, 2020
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      Apr 11, 2017 @ 10:10pm
      Apr 11, 2017
      607 |
      Jun 26, 2016 @ 8:22pm
      Jun 26, 2016

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      8 Reviews & Comments

      • + 3
      flag dosagushi (May 6, 2015 at 17:22)
       Damn fun slabs ! great trail !
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag zestylife (Nov 15, 2015 at 8:43)
       Woohoo!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag j-rawk (Feb 27, 2016 at 12:20)
       Mandatory slabs are not too hard, optional ones look gnarly!
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      flag ironhorsebike1 (Jul 31, 2018 at 7:30)
       Unreal slabs I've never seen anything like these in the lower US. So rad! Kinda sketchy when wet, but still gotta send it.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag awesomemtb (Oct 13, 2018 at 19:21)
       Super fun trail! Couple of big slabs with go arounds for most of them if you aren’t feeling it. Nothing too crazy and good warm up For dirks diggler
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag arennick (Jul 16, 2019 at 14:37)
       Super fun slabs!! Nothin too crazy, and still doable when wet... with caution.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag mennotele (Sep 30, 2019 at 12:19)
       Just
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag Candaceckuiwr (Sep 7, 2020 at 20:17)
       Love this trail!! Amazing trail building and fun slabs!!
      [Reply]

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